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A cannibalistic cheerleader could not rip away from the shreds of thick and juicy meatballs as Jennifer’s Body is toppled over by the Sony Pictures Animation comedy Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. Bringing in the voice talents of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, James Caan and others, the delectable feature brought in 30.1 million over its opening weekend. With the strongly positive word of mouth rising from the film, it will perform fine for weeks to come.

This is not the case for the hyped up Diablo Cody written horror comedy Jennifer’s Body. Ripping in only 6.8 million on it’s opening, the Megan Fox vehicle is already speeding right into a ditch. Movie reviews that have come out recently, including our own from Atomic Popcorn, have mainly panned the film leading up to a some what poisonous word of mouth.

Steven Soderbergh’s directed dramedy The Informant! caught some people’s attention when it brought in 10.5 million. The romantic drama Love Happens swirled into the scene bringing in 8.4 million, despite the supposed ‘sweetheart’ Jennifer Aniston co-starring alongside Aaron Eckhart.

What became the biggest of the headlines for this weekend’s box office is none other than Quentin Tarantino’s World War II film Inglourious Basterds. The famous director made his own box office feat when Basterds trumped over his 1994 hit Pulp Fiction. Inglourious Basterds has taken in about 109 million domestically so far, beating the record previously held up by Pulp Fiction’s 107 million dollar domestic gross.

“We have been Quentin’s biggest fans since the beginning. It was extremely gratifying to see ‘Inglourious Basterds’ put up such huge numbers. It is a kick ass film from a director who always keeps me and audiences on their toes,” says Harvey Weinstein in response to the new benchmark. The Weinstein Company will continue introducing new films to the general public this year, including Rob Marshall’s “Nine” and John Hillcoat’s “The Road”.

Take a look below at the top ten of this weekend’s box office:

Weekend Box Office (September 18-20)

1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs  ($30.1 Million)
2. The Informant!   ($10.5 Million)
3. Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself  ($10 Million)
4. Love Happens  ($8.4 Million)
5. Jennifer’s Body  ($6.8 Million)
6. Shane Acker’s 9  ($5.4 Million)
7. Inglourious Basterds  ($3.6 Million)
8. All About Steve  ($3.4 Million)
9. Sorority Row  ($2.4 Million)
10. The Final Destination  ($2.3 Million)

It’s time to get ready for another fresh batch of movies this upcoming weekend. Among them are Coco Before Chanel, Blind Date, Paranormal Activity, Fame, Pandorum, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, Surrogates and The Boys Are Back.